Grade 6 NST Term 4 Test + Memo
About this resource
Help your Grade 6 learner prepare for Term 4 Natural Science with this 40-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test has a duration of 1 hour.
The test covers:
- The Solar System
- Planets and the Sun
- Mars – the Red Planet
- Earth’s rotation and revolution
- Day and night
- Earth’s orbit around the Sun
- The Moon as Earth’s natural satellite
- Asteroids and the asteroid belt
- Space exploration
- Space probes and their purpose
- Telescopes and space observation
- The Hubble Telescope
- The Curiosity Rover
- Exploration of Mars
- Gale Crater and Mount Sharp
- Mars’ climate and geology
- Searching for evidence of past life on Mars
- Scientific instruments used during space exploration
- Challenges faced during Mars exploration
The test includes multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, matching, short-answer questions and a detailed Mars exploration case study, giving learners opportunities to demonstrate both knowledge and application of key space and Earth concepts.
Total: 40 marks | Duration: 1 hour | Full memorandum included | PDF format.
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